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Austin Jenkins/NW News NetworkThe days are quickly ticking down to next Monday's deadline when most Oregon and Washington teachers, health care workers and public employees need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Elected officials especially in more conservative swaths of the Pacific Northwest remain fearful of a "mass exodus" of firefighters and health care professionals. They're trying different avenues to get Governors Brown and Inslee to back off the vaccination deadline. But there are no signs the governors are open to delays. -
Alan Berner/The Seattle Times/DigitalThe Washington State Patrol turned 100 this year. To this day it’s still a mostly white, male organization. Over the years it’s struggled to diversify. But now one part of the hiring process is getting fresh scrutiny: the psychological review.
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At Washington’s Capitol Campus, a post-legislative session calm has settled in.Gone are the State Patrol checkpoints and National Guard troops that were… -
It was the Friday before Memorial Day weekend 36 years ago and Washington State Patrol Trooper Glenda Thomas was patrolling I-5 through Seattle.A call…
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A second lawsuit has been filed to overturn a newly passed capital gains tax in Washington.The lawsuit by the Opportunity for All Coalition (OFAC), which…
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Calling it a "moral mandate,” Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a dozen bills that backers hope will improve policing in Washington, reduce the…
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The state of Washington will soon offer an alternative to prison for people with a serious mental illness who commit a crime. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the…
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law a new tax on capital gains aimed at the state’s wealthiest residents.But the future of the tax is…
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For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman.On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named Cheryl…
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Just days after the Washington Legislature gave final approval to a new capital gains tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents, the conservative…
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Fifteen weeks ago, majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature convened a 105-day session vowing to address the fallout from COVID-19, police…
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The state of Washington will beef up security around the governor’s executive residence following a major breach of security on January 6, the same day a…
